Petite & top heavy - Caryn Franklin's How to Look Good

Action planAssessing your wardrobeThis is your working wardrobe. See how easy it is to create a varietyof looks with all the items that are in front of you, partly because youcan see what you have immediately and partly because the garmentsthemselves will now give you ideas and inspiration as they suggestcombinations.Let’s now look at the clothes on your bed that you don’t wear. Behonest with yourself here and voice out loud why you don’t wearthem. Hearing yourself say things like ‘I’m waiting to shrink back into it.’Or ‘I keep thinking that one day it will look right on me.’ Or mosttypically ‘It was a bargain and I’ll find a use for it somehow,’ will helpyou to let go of them. Often women keep a variety of sizes in theirwardrobe in case they either lose or gain weight. In my experience, it’simportant to store the clothes that aren’t your current size so that youare styling with only the clothes that you know will fit you. Give awaythe rest.If you have anything left from this pile that you do want to keep, putit in your closet and review next season. This practice should be keptup twice a year and, as you buy new clothes, you can make space inyour wardrobe for them by removing old worn out items.To create a new mindset for you, choose a mantra – my personalone is ‘every day is a best underwear day’ – that communicates to methe joy of feeling my best all the time rather than saving my efforts forsome special (fantasy) day. Start using your clothes to support you inyour quest to look and feel great everyday. If we think about thecarpenter and her toolbox for just a moment, we realise thatshe strives to turn in good work everyday using the correct tools….so should you!Caryn Franklin’s How to Look Good 30